5 h. ago Record 4,000 police officers calling in sick every day as insiders blame overstretched forces

POLICE are calling in sick in record numbers — with the equivalent of more than 4,000 off every day. Home Office figures reveal 1.63million officer working days were lost to illness or injury in the year to March 2025. The figure — the highest ever — is up nine per cent in a year and...

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6 h. ago Knifeman claims he is victim after stabbing woman eight times in her home

A knifeman who stabbed a woman eight times in her own home during a burglary pretended to be a victim when speaking to police officers.

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8 h. ago San Diego officials approve $30M settlement for family of teen killed by police

The San Diego City Council has approved a $30 million payment to the family of a 16-year-old killed by police

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8 h. ago Met Police officer who made up sexual assault claim is convicted

PC Lauren Evans was found guilty of perverting the course of justice

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8 h. ago Police officer accused of groping colleague says they may have 'brushed shoulders'

PC Dorian Krzemein denies the allegation, as well as claims he chose not to respond to an emergency call

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11 h. ago Tanzanian cities are empty as police patrol streets following calls for protests

Police officers have heavily patrolled mostly empty streets in major Tanzanian cities

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13 h. ago Police make £145,000 discovery after spotting van with 'no insurance'

The Mercedes Sprinter van was stopped by officers from South Wales Police while they were on patrol in Cardiff

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15 h. ago Moment police tackle man who stabbed female officer in the head with bread knife

Declan Diedrick has been jailed for five years for the attack on PC Hollie Matthews

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16 h. ago Emma Caldwell family voice fears as Police Scotland left out of inquiry’s remit

Emma Caldwell was murdered in 2005 but it was not until 2024 that her killer, Iain Packer, was convicted of her killing.

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16 h. ago Ballet dancer who starred as Billy Elliot in the West End wins £34,000 payout after Met Police officer stamped on his foot and ended his career

A Billy Elliot ballet star whose career was ended when he was mistaken for a terrorist and stamped on by a Met Police officer has won £34,000 in compensation.

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17 h. ago Trains suspended and ferries cancelled as Storm Bram sweeps in

Weather warnings are in place across the country.

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19 h. ago Ballet dancer who starred as Billy Elliot in the West End but had career ended when Met Police officer stamped on his foot wins compensation bid

Alexander Loxton, 36, suffered a ankle ligament injury during a stop-and-search by the Met Police in September 2016 after he was mistaken for a terrorist.

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19 h. ago A fire in an office building in Indonesia's capital kills at least 17 people

Indonesian police say a fire ripped through an office building in the capital, Jakarta, killing at least 17 people

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20 h. ago Cops release image of man after assault in Glasgow ahead of Celtic v Rangers semi

Officers from Police Scotland are appealing for help to trace the male who was spotted on Victoria Road in Glasgow at around 12pm on Sunday, November 2.

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20 h. ago Billy Elliot star mistaken for terrorist and stamped on by police officer wins up to £600k compensation

Alexander Loxton suffered a career-wrecking ankle ligament injury during a stop-and-search

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28 h. ago OAP dies after Range Rover plunges into canal despite brave police officers desperately trying to save him

A PENSIONER has died after his Range Rover plunged into a canal despite cops jumping into the water to save him. The officers managed to rescue the 74-year-old man from the water but tragically he later died at the scene. Police were called to reports of a silver Range Rover Evoque in the canal near...

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30 h. ago Bullets in Mangione bag convinced police he was CEO killing suspect, court hears

Footage shows officer said ‘It’s him, dude’ as testimony sheds light on arrest at Pennsylvania McDonald’sMoments after Luigi Mangione was handcuffed at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, a police officer searching his backpack found a loaded gun magazine wrapped in a pair of underwear.The discovery, recounted in court on Monday as Mangione fights to keep evidence out of his New York murder case, convinced police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, that he was the man wanted in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan five days earlier. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Moment crazed knifeman stabs police officer's face in 'scene from Scream film'

PC Holly Matthews, who is 5ft 2in, bravely grappled with 6ft 4in Declan Diedrick after she and another officer were called to an address

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34 h. ago Bullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect

Moments after Luigi Mangione was put in handcuffs at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, a police officer searching his backpack found a loaded gun magazine wrapped in a pair of underwear

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36 h. ago DC police chief steps down ‘to spend more time with family’ after Trump crackdown

Smith, a longtime federal law enforcement official and former head of the U.S. Park Police, assumed command during one of Washington’s most volatile years in nearly two decades

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